- ({}) is text speak for 'vagina.' ({}) is the symbol of women and our innate power. When we begin to understand our ({}) power, we can help other women to realize or regain their ({}) power.
Category Archives: Intimate Partner Violence
2015 ({V})Warrior announced
A ({Vagina})Warrior is a vagina-friendly person of any gender identification who embodies the spirit of equality and empowerment, and assists in the battle to end violence against women. Each V-Season we select an individual in the community we feel represents the … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, Education, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, unhealthy relationships, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, VAWA, Victims, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged abuse, Casa Grande High School, CGHS, Eyes Open, Haley Baird, Helen Grieco, Lori Burleson, LoveIsRespect, Michelle Doyle, North Bay, Petaluma City Council, Petaluma Mayor, proclamation, Todd Siders, V-Warrior, Vagina Warrior, Val Richman, violence against girls, violence against women
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Stephanie, if your vagina could …
The following video is the seventh and final in a series promoting V-Day Petaluma‘s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues. The monologues are stories, written by Eve Ensler, after interviewing over 200 women. They express the resiliency and sensuality of … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, mother nature, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, vagina warrior, Videos, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged Alaina Preston, Becca Payne, Claudia de la Pena, Dianna Grayer, gender equality, Gretchen Lund, Guided To Safety, Kathleen Haynie, Katy Zincavage, Lynn Wong, Mary Neidel, resilience, Ronda, Ronda Black, Sandra Anfang, Sarah Soss, sensuality, Sheridan Gold, Stephanie Stone, The Vagina Monologues, Trisha Almond, violence against girls, violence against women
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4 days til the ({V})
Yes! Four days til V-Day Petaluma’s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues! Hope you have your tickets! If not, here are the details … Show Only, advance – $20 (now through noon of show date) from BrownPaperTickets or Fourchette Show … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, Take Back The Night, teens, The Vagina Monologues, Trigger Warning, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, VAWA, Victims, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged Alaina Preston, Becca Payne, Claudia de la Pena, Dianna Grayer, DJVal, Gretchen Lund, Guided To Safety, Jerrie Patterson, Kathleen Haynie, Katy Zincavage, Lynn Wong, Mary Neidel, Ronda Black, Sandra Anfang, Sarah Soss, Sheridan Gold, Stephanie Stone, The Vagina Monologues, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, Val Richman
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Katy, if your vagina could …
The following video is the sixth in a series promoting V-Day Petaluma‘s 2015 production of The Vagina Monologues. The monologues are stories, written by Eve Ensler, after interviewing over 200 women. They express the resiliency and sensuality of women as … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, dating abuse 101, domestic violence, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, mother nature, Petaluma, pregnancy, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, teens, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, vagina, vagina warrior, Videos, violence, volunteers, women
Tagged gender equality, Guided To Safety, resilience, Ronda, sensuality, The Vagina Monologues, Trisha, violence against girls, violence against women
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What is One Billion Rising?
One Billion Rising Revolution is an escalation of the first two stages of our campaign – One Billion Rising (2013) and One Billion Rising for Justice (2014). The last two years we’ve mobilized, engaged, awakened and joined people worldwide to … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Art, Break The Chain, Dance!, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Gender Equality, Guided To Safety, healthy relatiionships, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Vagina Monologues, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina
Tagged Change, February 14, Revolution, Rise, Valentines Day, Victory Over Violence, Walk
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Eve Ensler & Staying Safe
Eve Ensler, author, Tony-award winning playwright, performer and activist, lives in New York City. She is best known for having written “The Vagina Monologues.” Eve is also founder of the nonprofit V-Day, a global movement that uses films and stage … Continue reading
Posted in A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant & A Prayer, abuse, Activism in Art, Activists, Dance!, domestic violence, Emotional Creature, Eve Ensler, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, I Am An Emotional Creature, India, Intimate Partner Violence, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, SAFER, teens, The Good Body, The Vagina Monologues, unhealthy relationships, Until The Violence Stops, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma, V-Girls, vagina, vagina warrior, violence
Tagged Fourchette, One Billion Rising North Bay
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Find Your Voice – teen workshop series
1 in 3 teens are physically, emotionally, or sexually abused during a dating relationships. Let’s Break The Cycle by raising their awareness on healthy vs unhealthy relationships. Join us for a FREE 3-part workshop series. At the minimum, considering us … Continue reading
We are RISING in 12 days!
What Does Justice Mean To You? One in Three women on the planet will be raped or beaten in her lifetime. That equates to ONE BILLION WOMEN. One Billion Rising is global call to women survivors of violence and those … Continue reading
Posted in Activism in Art, Activists, Break The Chain, Dance!, domestic violence, Emotional Creature, Eve Ensler, Flash Mobs, Freedom from violence, Gender Equality, girls, Guided To Safety, I Am An Emotional Creature, Intimate Partner Violence, March for Justice, North Bay Rises!, One Billion Rising, Petaluma, Petaluma Rises!, rape, relationship abuse, sexual assault, The Clothesline Project, V-Day, V-Day Petaluma
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Design your March For Justice sign
Is your sign ready for the February 14 “One Billion Rising ~ March For Justice?” If not, then plan to join us as we gather to create our unique signs! Join us at the Petaluma Senior Center, 211 Novak Drive, … Continue reading
Flash Mobbing Our Way to 1 Billion Rising!
Last Friday, January 24, Petaluma community members began flash mobbing to the 1 Billion Rising anthem, “Break The Chain” in assorted areas of downtown Petaluma and returned for another series the following evening. Thanks to a stealth Argus Courier photographer, … Continue reading
